Global InformationEkaterini Dimetrea information
Ekaterini Dimetrea | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 Neochori, Lefktro, Greece |
| Died | April 10, 1965 (aged 44–45) Goudi, Athens, Greece |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Other names | "The Poisoner of Mani" "Dragon of Mani" "The Hyena of Hell" |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (4 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | May – September 1962 |
| Country | Greece |
| State(s) | Messenia |
Date apprehended | September 10, 1962 |
Ekaterini Dimetrea (Greek: Αικατερίνη Δημητρέα; 1920 – April 10, 1965), known as The Poisoner of Mani (Greek: δηλητηριάστρια της Μάνης), was a Greek serial killer who fatally poisoned four family members with parathion from May to September 1962. After her arrest, she confessed to the killings and claimed that she intended to poison her entire village out of personal spite, because she had allegedly been mistreated by them. As a result, Dimetrea was convicted and given sentenced to death for each murder, for which she was subsequently executed in 1965.[1]
- ^ "Αικατερίνη Δημητρέα: Η πρώτη Ελληνίδα serial killer - Ποια ήταν η "δράκαινα της Μάνης"" [Ekaterini Dimetrea: The first Greek serial killer - Who was the 'Dragon of Mani'] (in Greek). Notos Press. March 17, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022.